The antares AMS facility at ANSTO
This paper presents an overview of ANTARES operations, describing (1) technical upgrades
that now allow routine 0.3–0.4% 14C precision for 1 mg carbon samples and 1% precision …
that now allow routine 0.3–0.4% 14C precision for 1 mg carbon samples and 1% precision …
Progress in radiocarbon target preparation at the ANTARES AMS Centre
We present routine methods of target preparation for radiocarbon analysis at the ANTARES
Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) Centre, as well as recent developments which have …
Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) Centre, as well as recent developments which have …
Dating megafaunal extinction on the Pleistocene Darling Downs, eastern Australia: the promise and pitfalls of dating as a test of extinction hypotheses
A key to understanding Late Pleistocene megafaunal extinction dynamics is knowledge of
megafaunal ecological response (s) to long-term environmental perturbations. Strategically …
megafaunal ecological response (s) to long-term environmental perturbations. Strategically …
Fossil organic carbon in wastewater and its fate in treatment plants
This study reports the presence of fossil organic carbon in wastewater and its fate in
wastewater treatment plants. The findings pinpoint the inaccuracy of current greenhouse gas …
wastewater treatment plants. The findings pinpoint the inaccuracy of current greenhouse gas …
Temporal overlap of humans and giant lizards (Varanidae; Squamata) in Pleistocene Australia
An obvious but key prerequisite to testing hypotheses concerning the role of humans in the
extinction of late Quaternary 'megafauna'is demonstrating that humans and the extinct taxa …
extinction of late Quaternary 'megafauna'is demonstrating that humans and the extinct taxa …
Understanding the salinisation process for groundwater in an area of south-eastern Australia, using hydrochemical and isotopic evidence
DA Bennetts, JA Webb, DJM Stone, DM Hill - Journal of Hydrology, 2006 - Elsevier
Increases in groundwater salinity down gradient are a common occurrence in catchments
throughout Australia, exacerbating the effects of dryland salinisation in discharge areas …
throughout Australia, exacerbating the effects of dryland salinisation in discharge areas …
Environmental change and peatland forest dynamics in the Lake Sentarum area, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Four short pollen and charcoal records from sites within and around Lake Pemerak on the
margins of the Danau (Lake) Sentarum National Park in inland West Kalimantan, supported …
margins of the Danau (Lake) Sentarum National Park in inland West Kalimantan, supported …
The sedimentary record of palaeoenvironments and sea-level change in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia, through the last glacial cycle
JM Reeves, AR Chivas, A García, S Holt… - Quaternary …, 2008 - Elsevier
Environmental evolution of the Gulf of Carpentaria region, the world's largest tropical
epicontinental seaway, through the last glacial cycle has been determined from a series of …
epicontinental seaway, through the last glacial cycle has been determined from a series of …
Comparison of methods for the detection of 10Be with AMS and a new approach based on a silicon nitride foil stack
P Steier, M Martschini, J Buchriegler, J Feige… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Natural 10 Be (t 1/2= 1.387±0.012 Ma) is produced by cosmic rays and is present
on Earth's surface only at ultratrace concentrations (typically 10 4 to 10 10 atoms/g). Its …
on Earth's surface only at ultratrace concentrations (typically 10 4 to 10 10 atoms/g). Its …
Measurement of 236U in environmental media
The long-lived uranium isotope 236U (T1/2= 23.4 Ma) is produced by 235U neutron capture
and builds up to high levels in nuclear fuel. It has been distributed in the environment as a …
and builds up to high levels in nuclear fuel. It has been distributed in the environment as a …